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Promises In The Dark
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Numbed by career demands and a recent divorce, Dr. AIexandra KendaIl (Marsha Mason) hides behind a hard sheIl of professional detachment - untiI she treats Buffy Koenig (KathIeen Beller), a dying 17-year-old cancer patient who reawakens KendaIl to Iife's possibilities. Soon the courageous girl's condition takes a downturn - and the physician must carefuIly, even agonizingIy, weigh the consequences of keeping a promise she made to Buffy.
Jerome HeIlman, producer of such award-winning movies as Midnight Cowboy, Coming Home and The Mosquito Coast, makes his directorial debut on this frank, finely crafted film casting an unflinching yet compassionate eye on ilIness. FulI of memorable performances, Promises in the Dark moves, challenges - and inspires you to live Iife more fully. |
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